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hi, ithis is the first time my anole has shed, and i was wondering if there was anything that i could to to make it more comfortable for him. also, i saw that within 30 minutes to 1 hour, he is shedding very quickly. how long do they normally take to shed? thanks for the help!
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Thanks,
Matt

they usually shed very fast, atleast compared to other herps. my advice... do NOTHING. if you try to pull it off you can damage their skin. so unless its cutting off the circulation to anything dont mess with them.
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UroKnight...coming soon
1.1.0 mali uromastyx
1.1.0 green anole
1.0.0 brown anole
0.0.1 fowlers toad
1.0.0 emperor scorpion
1.0.0 cuban knight anole
1.0.0 ribbon snake(currently escaped)
1.0.0 african clawed frog
1.0.1 green iguana
0.1.0 eastern kingsnake
0.0.3 crayfish
0.0.1 3 lined salamander

a healthy anole takes two weeks to shed. you think i'm crazy, but listen. First it's the head section. That takes and hour or so. Then a few days later, the body goes. A few days later the tail comes. Higher humidity (70-80%) is a way to help it come along. NEVER PULL OF SCIN!!! I learned the hard way. (don't worry, my anole geo is fine now )

a couple hours for the head to shed? I must have a retarded Cuban Knight... he ran around for 2 days almost with his head trying to scrape it all off and stuff... He is fine and i've checked to make sure he didn't injure himself. Silly critter... even eats his skin! and no he ain't hungry cuz he still has a couple mealworms left. ate all the crix tho
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Later,
WhisQuila

WOW... the first night i posted this message, about 8-10 hours since he started, he was COMPLETLY done... is that weird?
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Thanks,
Matt

my anoles(my carolinensis and segrei not equestris)usually shed like urs hhawk. it all gets real loose and rubs off. some of them eat it some of them put little pieces everywhere so it takes me an hour to pick thru it!! grrr lol.
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UroKnight...coming soon
1.1.0 mali uromastyx
1.1.0 green anole
1.0.0 brown anole
0.0.1 fowlers toad
1.0.0 emperor scorpion
1.0.0 cuban knight anole
1.0.0 ribbon snake(currently escaped)
1.0.0 african clawed frog
1.0.1 green iguana
0.1.0 eastern kingsnake
0.0.3 crayfish
0.0.1 3 lined salamander

Hey dude, most lizards eat their skin as they shed. It's good for them! Help's give they a shiny coat... er... skale...thing.